Our '95 Formula made it back to the track

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Oct 8, 2008 | 08:08 AM

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Our '95 Formula made it back to the track

http://www.exoticperformanceplus.com...tCar.php?car=7

Check it out at the above link. Bob

Oct 8, 2008 | 08:59 AM

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sweet build good results!

Oct 8, 2008 | 09:07 AM

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Better get those videos posted bob!

Oct 8, 2008 | 09:30 AM

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I'm glad to see it's finally done. That all advocates the 100lb roughly =s 1/10th of a second rule.

Oct 8, 2008 | 09:30 AM

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little more boost and you will reach your goal, THEN time for the F1...

Oct 8, 2008 | 10:33 AM

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Wow, good stuff...

Oct 8, 2008 | 10:38 AM

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Was the car really only making 190 rwhp when you got it??? Seems way way to low.
Nice turn around though! That thing moves now!!!!

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Oct 8, 2008 | 03:44 PM

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I always liked your shops detailed write ups. They are nice to read and very methodical.

Congrats on getting back to racing.

Oct 8, 2008 | 03:56 PM

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I'm pretty sure they have use a mustang dyno at EPP.

Oct 8, 2008 | 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Stroked96Bowtie

Very well documented build...good, informative read. Plus the car seems to run pretty good too

Im curious why the car 60s better on the transbrake rather than on the footbrake?

Shocks the tires harder and get the chassis working.

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Oct 8, 2008 | 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by AChotrod

Was the car really only making 190 rwhp when you got it??? Seems way way to low.
Nice turn around though! That thing moves now!!!!

Mustang dyno. This thing was a pooch.

Oct 8, 2008 | 08:35 PM

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Very nice runs at the end there...Nice running LT1...Very similar track numbers to my car...

--Alan

Oct 9, 2008 | 04:53 AM

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Here is a video of the best two runs.

http://lsx.streetfire.net/video/5de5...2f017a2b17.htm

Last edited by silver95; Oct 9, 2008 at 05:10 AM.

Oct 9, 2008 | 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Tireburnin

I always liked your shops detailed write ups. They are nice to read and very methodical.

Congrats on getting back to racing.

Thanks, almost forgot how much fun it was.

Oct 10, 2008 | 05:38 AM

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It would be nice to close out this year with it in the 10's. Bob

Oct 10, 2008 | 06:54 AM

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Very nice runs at the end there...Nice running LT1...Very similar track numbers to my car...

--Alan

Alan, just noticed you are running radials. Did you ever compare them to bias? I thinking of throwing on some radials to see if I pick anything up in the top end.

Jon